"DRO" 2005 Obituary

DROBOT o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-10-08 published
I Remember -- Leo
STERNBACH
By Jan DROBOT,
Saturday,October 8, 2005, Page S9
Jan DROBOT, a former vice-president of Westinghouse International,
writes about Leo
STERNBACH, whose obituary appeared on October
Leo STERNBACH was the
son of a pharmacist in my hometown of Krakow,
Poland. I first met him in the 1920s through my older brother,
who knew him because they were both interested in the same girl.
In 1963, I moved to New York and found my old friend's name in
all the papers: he had become famous as the inventor of Librium,
and its younger sister, Valium.
I contacted his company, Hoffman LaRoche, and we renewed our
Friendship, which lasted until his death. On my many visits to
his New Jersey home, I saw the 14-karat gold molecular model
of Librium that Roche gave him when he officially retired. Leo,
who held more than 200 patents, did not like to be called a genius.
He insisted it was all luck. He claims he accidentally synthesized
Librium when he was "housekeeping," or testing compounds before
dumping them.
Roche, however, was convinced and kept him on as a chemist emeritus
well into his 90s. The company stills owns his creations. That's
because Roche saved Leo's life. In 1941, he was working for the
company in Switzerland. With the Germans massing on all sides,
Roche sent their Jewish employees to its American branch. Their
loyalty -- which they thought was just sound business practice
was returned by his loyalty. Not that Roche ever let him want
for anything. He had a wonderful life with his beautiful wife
Herta and their family, and went peacefully, leaving the world
a better place.

DROBOTENKO o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-10 published
SOMERSETT,
ChristopherLawson
It is with sadness that the family announce the passing of Christopher
on Friday, December 9, 2005 at Southlake Regional Health Centre,
Newmarket at age 56. Dear father of Steven; Jason and Lisa and
their mother Maria of Newmarket. Loving grandfather of Cearia.
Dear brother of Frederick and wife Janice of Oakville, David
and wife Arthurlyn of Stoney Creek, Craig and wife Judith of
Mississauga, Victoria
DROBOTENKO and husband Paul of Oakville.
Chris will be fondly remembered by many nieces and nephews. Family
and Friends are invited to call at Glen Oaks Memorial Chapel,
3164 9th Line, Oakville (Hwy. 403 and Dundas), 905-257-8822,
on Monday, December 12th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service
will be held in the chapel on Tuesday, December 13th at 1 p.m.
Rev. Don GIBSON officiating. Reception to follow. Interment at
Glen Oak Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions
would be greatly appreciated by the family to the following organizations
which helped Chris so much in his daily life: Ontario March of
Dimes, Acquired Brain Injury Group, 13311 Yonge Street, Suite
202, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4E 3L6 or York Durham Aphasia Centre,
12184 9th Line, Stouffville, Ontario L4A 3N6, 905-642-2053, or
Community Home Assistance to Seniors, 126 Wellington Street West,
Suite 103, Aurora, Ontario L4G 2N9. The family also wishes to
thank the Aurora Retirement Centre for Chris' care over the past
several years.

DROEGE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-04-14 published
Ex-supremacist leader killed
Special to The Free Press
Toronto -- The dean of Canadian white supremacists was murdered
yesterday, shot dead in the hall outside his east-end apartment.
Wolfgang DROEGE, one-time head of the racist Heritage Front,
a Ku Klux Klan recruiter, convicted drug smuggler and member
of a band of mercenaries who tried to invade the island of Dominica,
was 55.
Toronto police Supt. Bob
CLARKE said the victim was shot about
2: 52 p.m. and a suspect briefly barricaded himself in the dead
man's apartment on North Drive, near Victoria Park Avenue and
Gerrard Street.
The suspect, in his 30s, made at least two 911 calls asking to
speak to his brother.
CLARKE said the suspect and his brother
did speak and the man surrendered without incident.
Reports that the suspect took a hostage proved to be unfounded,
CLARKE said, adding he doesn't know what the relationship between
the victim and the suspect is.

DROEGE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-04-14 published
Slain man made hatred a career
DROEGE joined the Western Guard and later organized for the Ku
Klux Klan
By Jordan PRESS,
Thursday,April 14, 2005, Page A17
Sitting in a Toronto hotel room in 1981, Wolfgang
DROEGE told
a reporter why he was preparing to invade the island of Dominica.
"You know me, I love the adventure and the excitement," he said.
"I consider myself a little bit of a rebel in society. And, like,
I'm not content to have a 9-to-5 job. I want to live a real life.
You know, I want excitement and adventure in my life."
His excitement and adventure came as the founder of the Heritage
Front, Canada's most notorious racist group, which he formed
in 1989. And it came to an end yesterday when the 55-year-old
was killed.
Born in 1949 in Forchheim, Germany, Mr.
DROEGE spent time in
his early years walking with his grandfather through the Bavarian
woods. The older man would enthrall the eight-year-old with tales
about the Third Reich and his friend Julius
STREICHER, a Nazi
who spat on a U.S. hangman moments before his death in 1945 and
yelled, "Heil Hitler!"
AdolfHitler became an idol to Mr.
DROEGE, who said in an interview
that the Nazi leader was "misunderstood" and "inspiring."
Mr. DROEGE moved to Canada with his mother when he was 13, after
his parents' marriage failed. He said in a 1993 interview that
his mother feared for his life.
When he was 17 he returned to Germany to join the army, in a
bid to follow in his father's footsteps, but he was turned down,
he said, because he was too young.
His father had been in the German air force during the Second
World War.
Soon after returning to Canada, he joined the Western Guard,
a white supremacist group, and also became a Canadian citizen.
He was also an organizer with the Ku Klux Klan in British Columbia
and Ontario and a member of the Nationalist Party, which merged
with the Klan.
In 1981, he and nine other men were put in prison after a failed
invasion of the island of Dominica. U.S. agents arrested 10 men
as they prepared to set sail from New Orleans for the Caribbean
island.
A U.S. federal agent testified that Mr.
DROEGE was planning to
set up a cocaine refinement plant and illegally export the drug
to the United States. Mr.
DROEGE, the group's second in command,
was convicted and sentenced to three years in a federal prison.
In 1985, Mr.
DROEGE was charged in the United States with cocaine
possession and carrying a concealed weapon onto an airplane.
He was sentenced to 13 years in prison, but paroled after four
years and deported to Canada.

DROEGE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-04-14 published
White supremacist
DROEGE shot to death in Toronto
By Joe FRIESEN,
Thursday,April 14, 2005, Page A1
Toronto -- Wolfgang
DROEGE, a white supremacist, Nazi sympathizer
and former leader of the Heritage Front, was shot to death in
the hallway of a Toronto apartment building yesterday.
Mr. DROEGE, 55, who had a lengthy criminal history including
drug charges, was found dead in a second-floor hallway on North
Dr. in the Upper Beaches.
Officers from the Toronto Police Emergency Task Force responded
to a report of gunshots in the building just before 3 p.m. and
discovered that a man, believed to be the assailant, had barricaded
himself in an apartment.
Superintendent Bob
CLARKE of 41 Division said crisis negotiators
took over at that point and spoke to the man over the telephone.
"I understand there was telephone communication between the suspect
and the Emergency Task Force officers. After a brief period of
time it was resolved and we took the person into custody."
Another man, whom Supt.
CLARKE identified as the suspect's brother,
arrived at the scene and spoke with the man over the telephone,
but it is not known whether that intervention played a role in
the eventual surrender.
Mr. DROEGE, born in Germany in 1949, came to prominence as a
leading figure on the extreme right in the 1970s. In 1975 he
painted the words "white power" along the planned parade route
for an African Liberation Day march and was arrested for damaging
property.
Soon after, he joined the Ku Klux Klan under then-leader David
Duke and tried to start a branch in Canada.
In 1981, in perhaps his most spectacular political foray, he
was one of 10 men convicted of plotting to overthrow the government
of Dominica.
They planned to use the Caribbean island as a base for drug smuggling,
thereby generating funds for white supremacist activities elsewhere
in the world. He served two years in U.S. prison for the conspiracy.
Mr. DROEGE returned to Canada in 1989 after serving more time
in U.S. prisons for drugs and weapons offences. He quickly set
about establishing a network to unite far-right groups in Canada
under the auspices of the Heritage Front.
Bernie FARBER of the Canadian Jewish Congress, who campaigned
against the Heritage Front in the 1990s, said that for a time
under Mr. DROEGE's leadership there was increased interest in
the group's brand of extremism.
"They were getting 200 to 300 people at rallies," Mr.
FARBER
said. "During his leadership the Heritage Front was one of the
most deplored racist organizations of its day."
Mr. FARBER said Mr.
DROEGE has been out of the spotlight for
more than seven years, since the Heritage Front collapsed and
white supremacists in Canada fell into political disarray.
"We knew that he maintained some kind of connection to the racist
right, but he was never the public face again," Mr.
FARBER said.
"This man's criminal history is quite lengthy so I don't think
it was any great surprise that he lived on the dark side and
was taken by the dark side."
Kimberly GORMAN, who lived in the same building as Mr.
DROEGE,
said she thought he had been trying to change his ways over the
past several years.
He travelled to Europe frequently, she said, but certainly didn't
have a typical 9-to-5 job. He slept during the day and did most
of his living at night. About six months ago he complained that
someone had tried to break down his door, and he showed Ms.
GORMAN
the damage.
She said his apartment was usually messy, but there was never
any sign of the white supremacist politics he espoused publicly
over many years.
"He was a very nice man," she said. "I think for the past five
years of his life he was trying not to be the guy that he once
was."
She also said he was extremely health conscious, always watching
what he ate and taking many vitamins.
During yesterday's standoff, which lasted about an hour, dozens
of heavily armed Emergency Task Force officers swarmed the apartment
building on the quiet suburban street. Several pensioners were
caught in the building, but many were taken out by the Emergency
Task Force. A local school was placed on lockdown for a short
time, police said.
Jason TANZOLA, who has lived three doors down from Mr.
DROEGE
for two years, was shocked to find his neighbourhood transformed
into a heavily guarded armed camp.
He described Mr.
DROEGE, whom he knew simply as Wolf, as one
of the nicest guys in the world.
"I used to walk by him in the hallway and we'd say hello. If
it is what people are saying it is, I'd be quite shocked, because
I wouldn't peg him as somebody who'd be a racist."
Toronto Police did not release the name of the man being held
in connection with Mr.
DROEGE's death.

DROHAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-11-07 published
NOLAN,
Pamela▼ (née
KEELEY)
After a lengthy illness at Markham Stouffville Hospital on Friday,
November 4, 2005 in her 50th year, surrounded by her family.
Pamela,▼ beloved wife of Glen
NOLAN and loving mother of Benjamin.
Beloved▼ daughter of Jill and Roger
KEELEY. Dear sister of Michele
and Jim DROHAN,
Christopher▼ and Kim
KEELEY, Tracey and Dean
OPYC
and Todd KEELEY.
Loving▼ granddaughter of Eleanor
KEELEY. Also
lovingly remember by her 6 nieces and nephews. Her integrity,
humility and strength of character were a gift to all who knew
her. Friends will be received at the Dixon-Garland Funeral Home
166 Main St. N. (Markham Rd.) Markham on Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9
p.m. Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, November 9, at
11 a.m. in St. Andrew's United Church 32 Main St. N. Markham.
In lieu of flowers, donations to The Canadian Marfan Association
Central Plaza Postal Outlet, 128 Queen St. S.P.O. Box 42257 Mississauga,
Ontario. L5M 4Z0 would be appreciated.

DROHAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-12 published
ARMSTRONG,
MadelineE. (née
ALBERT)
Passed away peacefully, at the Toronto East General Hospital,
on April 10, 2005, in her 84th year. Much loved and cherished
mother of Gail and Paul
DROHAN.
Adored "
Nana" of Megan and Christopher.
Nan was a special friend and grandmother to many and will be
forever in the heart of her special companion Kim. Friends will
be received at the Sherrin Funeral Home, 873 Kingston Road (west
of Victoria Park Ave.) Toronto (416-698-2861) on Thursday, April
14, 2005, from 1: 00 p.m. until time of memorial service beginning
at 2: 00 p.m. Reception to follow at the Balmy Beach Club. Memorial
donations in memory of Madeline may be made to the Parkinson
Foundation of Canada.

DROHAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-11-06 published
NOLAN,
Pamela▲▼ (née
KEELEY)
After a lengthy illness at Markham-Stouffville Hospital, on Friday,
November 4, 2005, in her 50th year, surrounded by her family.
Pamela,▲▼ beloved wife of Glen
NOLAN and loving mother of Benjamin.
Beloved▲▼ daughter of Jill and Roger
KEELEY. Dear sister of Michele
and Jim DROHAN,
Christopher▲▼ and Kim
KEELEY, Tracey and Dean
OPYC,
and Todd KEELEY.
Loving▲▼ granddaughter of Eleanor
KEELEY. Also
lovingly remembered by her nieces and nephews. Friends will be
received at the Dixon-Garland Funeral Home, 166 Main St. N. (Markham
Rd.), Markham, on Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. (Time and place of
service later.)

DROHAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-11-07 published
NOLAN,
Pamela▲ (née
KEELEY)
After a lengthy illness at Markham-Stouffville Hospital, on Friday,
November 4, 2005, in her 50th year, surrounded by her family.
Pamela,▲ beloved wife of Glen
NOLAN and loving mother of Benjamin.
Beloved▲ daughter of Jill and Roger
KEELEY. Dear sister of Michele
and Jim DROHAN,
Christopher▲ and Kim
KEELEY, Tracey and Dean
OPYC,
and Todd KEELEY.
Loving▲ granddaughter of Eleanor
KEELEY. Also
lovingly remembered by her 6 nieces and nephews. Integrity, humility
and strength of character were a gift to all who knew her. Friends
will be received at the Dixon-Garland Funeral Home, 166 Main
St. N. (Markham Rd.), Markham, on Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral
Service will be held on Wednesday, November 9th at 11 a.m. in
St. Andrew's United Church, 32 Main St. N., Markham. In lieu
of flowers, donations to the Canadian Marfan Association, Central
Plaza Postal Outlet, 128 Queen St. S., P.O. Box 42257, Mississauga,
Ontario, L5M 4Z0 would be appreciated.

DROHOBYCKI o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-01-11 published
DROHOBYCKI,
Michalina "
Michele"
Peacefully, in her sleep, at Parkwood Hospital, after a courageous
struggle on Sunday, January 9, 2005, Michalina "Michele"
DROHOBYCKI
in her 80th year. Beloved wife of the late Franciszek "Frank"
DROHOBYCKI (1986.) Loving mother of John
DROHOBYCKI and his wife
Bozena of London, and Anne
McLEAN and her husband Michael, of
Dorchester. Greatly loved by her grandchildren Cody, Shelby and
Nicholas. Also survived by four brothers and two sisters in Poland.
Visitors will be received in the O'Neil Funeral Home, 350 William
St. on Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Mass in Our Lady
of Czestochowa Church, 419 Hill Street on Wednesday at 10 a.m.
Interment St. Peter's Cemetery. Prayers Tuesday evening at 8
p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Parkwood Hospital
Foundation.

DROINE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-01-28 published
FINLAYSON,
Donald▼Moss,▼ M.D., B.Sc., (F.R.C.P.C,) F.A.C.P.
On January 26, 2005 Don peacefully passed away surrounded by
his family, at St. Michael's Hospital, in his 82nd year.
Beloved husband of Anna and much loved father of Elizabeth (Bruce
CORNEIL), Carol
BAIER, Mary Jane (Bill
DROINE), Donald and Margaret
(Harry ROSENFELD.)
Proud▼ grandfather of Ian, Heather, Andrew,
Michael, Sarah, Sonia, Ellen and Eric, and great-grandfather
of Derek.
Predeceased▼ by sister Joyce
SIMMONS, fondly remembered by brother
Bill FINLAYSON
(Dodie▼) and brother-in-law Ed
SIMMONS (Juanita.)
Don,▼ son of Dr. Donald and Marjorie
FINLAYSON, grew up in Ripley,
Ontario. In 1940 the family moved to Toronto, but he maintained
close ties to the area through their cottage at Bruce Beach.
The cottage held a special place in his heart, and gave him great
joy over the years that he shared with his family and Friends.
He graduated from medical school at the University of Toronto
in 1946 and was certified as a specialist in Internal Medicine
in 1952. He was on the staff of Toronto General Hospital (1952-1954),
St. Michael's Hospital, where he was also an assistant professor
of medicine (1954-1969), and the North York General Hospital
The care at St. Michael's was compassionate, respectful and extremely
professional. The family extends special thanks to Dr. Robert
CHEN,
Intensive▼Care▼Unit▼ nurses Leonard and Lucy, and spiritual
guidance by the Reverend Peter
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON.
Visitation at Eglinton St. George's United Church (35 Lytton
Boulevard) from 1: 00 p.m. on Saturday, January 29, 2005, followed
by a memorial service at 2: 00 p.m. Reception to follow at Eglinton
St. George's United Church. In lieu of flowers, donations to
St. Michael's Hospital or North York General Hospital would be
appreciated.

DROINE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-01-28 published
FINLAYSON,
Donald▲Moss,▲ M.D., B.Sc., (F.R.C.P.C,) F.A.C.P.
On January 26, 2005, Don peacefully passed away, surrounded by
his family, at St. Michael's Hospital, in his 82nd year. Beloved
husband of Anna, and much loved father of Elizabeth (Bruce
CORNEIL,)
Carol BAIER, Mary Jane (Bill
DROINE), Donald, and Margaret (Harry
ROSENFELD.)
Proud▲ grandfather of Ian, Heather, Andrew, Michael,
Sarah, Sonia, Ellen, and Eric, and great-grandfather of Derek.
Predeceased▲ by sister Joyce
SIMMONS, fondly remembered by brother
Bill FINLAYSON
(Dodie▲) and brother-in-law Ed
SIMMONS (Juanita.)
Don,▲ son of Dr. Donald and Marjorie
FINLAYSON, grew up in Ripley,
Ontario. In 1940 the family moved to Toronto, but he maintained
close ties to the area through their cottage at Bruce Beach.
The cottage held a special place in his heart, and gave him great
joy over the years that he shared with his family and Friends.
He graduated from medical school at the University of Toronto
in 1946 and was certified as a specialist in Internal Medicine
in 1952. He was on the staff of Toronto General Hospital (1952-1954),
St. Michael's Hospital, where he was also an assistant professor
of medicine (1954-1969), and the North York General Hospital
(1969-1990). The care at St. Michael's was compassionate, respectful
and extremely professional. The family extends special thanks
to Dr. Robert
CHEN,
Intensive▲Care▲Unit▲ nurses Leonard and Lucy,
and spiritual guidance by the Reverend Peter
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON.
Visitation
at Eglinton St. George's United Church (35 Lytton Boulevard),
from 1: 00 p.m. on Saturday, January 29, 2005, followed by a Memorial
Service at 2: 00 p.m. Reception to follow at Eglinton St. George's
United Church. In lieu of flowers, donations to St Michael's
Hospital or North York General Hospital would be appreciated.

DROLET o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-11-05 published
DROLET,
Wilfred
Unexpectedly, on Friday, November 4th, 2005 in his home in his
74th year. Wilfred, beloved husband of the late Shirley. Loving
father of Beverley, Sandy (Norm) and Lisa and her husband Steve
MOSKOWITZ.
Remembered by his friend Beth
CLAY. Wilf will be missed
by his brothers-in-law Ken (Anne-Marie) and Brian (Eleanor) and
his many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his brother-in-law
Harley and his wife Mary. Memorial visitation at the Paul O'Conner
Funeral Home, 1939 Lawrence Ave. E. (between Warden and Pharmacy)
in our Chapel on Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. until the time of
the Service at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian
Kidney Foundation or The Toronto Humane Society, would be appreciated.

DROMISKY o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-09-03 published
Gus CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER, Sergeant-At-Arms (1935-2005)
The House of Commons' longest-serving sergeant-at-arms presented
the image of a man one would not wisely cross. He ran Parliament
Hill as a 'private fiefdom'
By Tom HAWTHORN,
Special to The Globe and Mail, Saturday, September
3, 2005, Page S7
Gus CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER paraded daily into the House of Commons with a military
bearing befitting a retired major-general. As sergeant-at-arms,
Mr. CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER handled responsibilities ranging from security to
the allotment of parking slots. His duties that gave him much
control over the day-to-day lives of members of Parliament, a
power exercised out of public sight.
More conspicuous was Mr.
CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER's role in leading the parades
that open and close a day's sitting. In preceding the Speaker
on entering and leaving the House, the sergeant-at-arms carries
the ceremonial mace, a symbol of authority.
Dressed in a black court coat and a tricorne hat, the mace gripped
by his right hand as it rested on his right shoulder, a ceremonial
sword carried at his left hip, with service ribbons on his breast
adding a dash of colour, Mr.
CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER presented the image of
a man one would not wisely cross. For all that, his long tenure
as sergeant-at-arms coincided with a breakdown in traditional
parliamentary behaviour. On two occasions, members grabbed the
mace, a shocking breach of decorum considered a gross contempt
of Parliament.
Mr. CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER was the longest-serving sergeant-at-arms since Confederation.
His 27-year tenure surpassed that of the other seven men to have
held the position.
A long climb through the ranks of the armed forces prepared him
well for doing battle with civilians, as Mr.
CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER proved
a wily adversary in bureaucratic squabbles.
Born in Drummondville, Quebec, Maurice Gaston
CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER was educated
at Mount Allison University at Sackville, New Brunswick, and,
later, at the University of Liege in Belgium. He enlisted in
the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1952 while still a teenager,
and married Joan
CAHILL of Summerside, Prince Edward Island,
before he was 20.
Serving as a navigator with Maritime Air Command, Mr.
CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER
became an air instructor at the Air Navigation School at Winnipeg
in 1960. He was appointed resident staff officer at Laval University
at Quebec City two years later.
Mr. CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER relocated to Europe in 1964, serving as protocol
chief for the armed forces. He was also appointed executive assistant
to the commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force air division.
After graduating from the Canadian Forces staff college in 1969,
Mr. CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER was named bilingual policy adviser to the personnel
chief. He was promoted to the rank of major-general in 1975.
He became executive assistant to Liberal defence minister Donald
MacDONALD in 1970, remaining in the post under Edgar
BENSON,
C.M. (Bud)
DRURY,
JamesRICHARDSON and Barnett (Barney)
DANSON.
The retired general was appointed sergeant-at-arms on April 27,
1978, by Pierre
TRUDEAU, the first of seven prime ministers for
whose security on Parliament Hill he was responsible. Mr.
CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER
succeeded David
CURRIE, a decorated war hero awarded the Victoria
Cross who had been sergeant-at-arms for 18 years.
As the official Commons guard, the sergeant-at-arms places the
mace on a table before the Speaker. He then sits patiently throughout
proceedings adjacent to the entrance to the House. The role of
sergeant-at-arms carries with it a centuries-old responsibility
for security, hence the mace and sword.
Yet, one of Mr.
CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER's first public statements regarded the
diminished size of the Christmas tree installed in the lobby
of the House. Several controversies generated headlines in his
first years. A stern report from the auditor-general was highly
critical of Parliament's administration, noting an annual $3.5-million
deficit from restaurants and cafeterias.
Mr. CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER was soon embroiled in a public squabble over spending
with Speaker Jeanne
SAUVÉ.
Without her knowledge, he had ordered
$10,000 of riot gear, including vests, helmets, handcuffs and
12-gauge shotguns. He had also neglected to inform her of the
creation of a new restaurant to address overcrowding in Parliament's
main dining room. Mr.
CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER opened an elegant, 70-seat restaurant
for senior bureaucrats in the South Block in 1980. The first-class
restaurant served $2.75 gourmet meals, a bargain for top mandarins
as each meal served cost $12 in subsidies.
The Speaker called the restaurant scandalous, ordered it closed
(after having allowed it at first to remain open), and issued
a public rebuke of the sergeant-at-arms' spending habits.
An attempt soon after to end wasteful spending left Mr.
CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER
with egg on his face. A special Commons-Senate committee decided
laying off 30 cafeteria workers would save money. But members
of Parliament and bureaucrats proved sadly incapable of tidying
up after themselves, and the federal health department sent a
letter of reprimand to the sergeant-at-arms insisting the unhygienic
practice not continue.
Over the years, Mr.
CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER has also had to sweep offices for
bugging devices, and ordered walls rebuilt to prevent eavesdropping
among rival caucuses and research staffs.
Two incidents in 2002 raised questions about security in the
wake of the previous year's attacks on New York and Washington.
A protester crashed the official unveiling of former prime minister
Brian Mulroney's portrait. Two weeks later, a man left a grenade
at the front desk of the Langevin Block, across the street from
Parliament Hill and outside of the sergeant-at-arms' jurisdiction.
At the adjournment of the House on October 30, 1991, Mr.
CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER
shouldered the mace when rushed by an member of Parliament. Angered
by a ruling by the deputy speaker, New Democrat Ian
WADDELL tried
to grab the mace from the sergeant-at-arms.
An apologetic Mr.
WADDELL was called to stand at the bar of the
House the next afternoon, where he was reprimanded for a breach
of privilege and gross contempt of the House.
In 2002, member of Parliament Keith
MARTIN, then with the Canadian
Alliance, touched the mace in protest the loss off his private
member's bill on marijuana decriminalization. He was censured
by the House.
In 2002, all five parties in the House paid tribute to Mr.
CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER
for his 50 years of public service. (By coincidence, the honour
came 11 years to the day after the
WADDELL incident.) The unanimity
among the speakers led Progressive Conservative leader Joe
CLARK
to quip: "Mr. Speaker, it is a good thing there are only five
parties in the House or these tributes could cause an outbreak
of order."
Earlier that month, Mr.
CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER co-ordinated the royal visit
to Canada as the Canadian Secretary to the Queen. He became the
longest-serving sergeant-at-arms since Confederation last year,
surpassing the 26-year tenure of Henry Robert
SMITH (1892-1917.)
Mr. CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER took his responsibilities most seriously. In December,
1995, a Liberal member of Parliament in a Santa Claus costume
and accompanied by an elf arrived on the floor of the House to
spread bonhomie. Hansard reporters captured the interruption
in typically understated fashion, inserting a note in the account
of daily proceedings. It read: "Editor's note: Whereupon a visitor
in red entered the Chamber."
The sergeant-at-arms, perhaps not fully appreciating the spirit
of the season, gave the bum's rush to Santa, ushering Stan
DROMISKY
off the floor.
Gus CLOUTIER/CLOUTHIER was born on June 6, 1935, at Drummondville, Quebec
He died of colon cancer on Tuesday at the Elizabeth Bruyere Health
Centre at Ottawa. He was 70. He is survived by his partner, Mary-Lynn
GALLANT. He also leaves son Michael, and daughter, Nancy, as
well as their mother, Joan, from whom he was separated.

DRONYK o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-03-19 published
DRONYK,
Mykola
At St. Joseph's Hospital on Thursday, March 17, 2005, Mykola
DRONYK in his 81st year. Beloved husband of Olga
DRONYK.
Dear
father of Peter
DRONYK
(Helen) of Bramalea and Nick
DRONYK (Lisa)
of London. Brother of Anna in Ukraine. Loving grandfather of
Michael, Leanne, Nicholas and Jamie. Visitors will be received
on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the O'Neil Funeral Home, 350
William St. Funeral Mass in Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic
Church, 707 Nelson St. on Monday at 9: 30 a.m. Interment St. Peter's
Cemetery. Panachyda Sunday 8: 00 p.m. Memorial donations may be
made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

DROPE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-03-05 published
HEASLIP,
Gary "
Patrick"
Robert
Suddenly, as a result of a tobogganing accident in Shelburne
on Friday, February 4, 2005 at the age of 17. Cherished nephew
of Darlene and Dale
GRAHAM,
Sharla and Clint
STROOP, Jeff and
Mary Jo CAIN.
Beloved cousin of Alex
DROPE, Stuart,
Madeline,
and Gordon
GRAHAM, Taylor, Max and Lara
STROOP, Lucas
CAIN. He
will be forever missed by his family, Friends, and teachers.
"How truly blessed we have been to have had Patrick in our lives
for 17 remarkable years".

DROPE o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-07-28 published
ANNETT,
Helen (née
DROPE)
With saddened hearts, the family of, Helen
ANNETT (née
DROPE,)
68 years, of Wyoming, say good-bye, on Tuesday, July 26, 2005
at Bluewater Health - C.E.E. Site, Petrolia. Beloved wife of
Carl. Loving mother of Mark and Angela of Wyoming, Debbra and
Brian ALLEN of Oil Springs, Len and Janice and Larry all of Wyoming.
Cherished grandmother of Brad and Jeff
ALLEN and Ryan, Jenna,
Philip and Karli
ANNETT. Dear sister of Keith and Marjorie
DROPE
of Petrolia and the late Murray
DROPE (1974) and his wife
Janet
of Petrolia. A private funeral service was held at Hillsdale
Cemetery,Petrolia, with Mr. Chris
DICKSON/DIXON officiating. As epxressions
of sympathy, memorial donations may be made by cheque to the
C.E.E. Hospital Foundation or the Canadian Cancer Society and
may be arranged by calling the Needham-Jay Funeral Home, Petrolia
at 519-882-0100. Memories and condolences may be sent on-line
at www.needhamjay.com. Rest peacefully now Mom - We will love
you forever and miss you always.
8 2005-07-26
BEST,
MadelineAgnes (née
CONROY)
Passed away in Markham on Sunday, July 24, 2005, at the age of
92 years. Predeceased by her loving husband Joseph
BEST.
She
will be missed by her nieces, nephews and stepchildren. Cremation
has taken place. A Memorial Funeral Mass will be celebrated at
Saint John the Divine Catholic Church, 390 Baseline Rd., W., London
on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 at 12 noon with interment to follow
in St. Peter's Cemetery, London. Donations to the Saint John the
Divine Building Fund or charity of choice would be appreciated.
(John T. Donohue Funeral Home, London).

DROPE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-01-31 published
FISHER,
RobertEarle
(Former Broadcaster For The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
- Montreal Listeners Corner, For Over 30 Years) Peacefully at
Streamway Villa, Cobourg on Thursday January 27th, 2005 in his
88th year. Loving
son of the late John Edward
FISHER and Emma
Jane DROPE. Dear brother of the late John Ravenhill
FISHER,
George
Barton Drope
FISHER,
JamesAugustusFISHER, Dorothy Elizabeth
BELFORD, Kathleen Lillian
FISHER, Helen Galbraith
DAVIS, Constance
Emily FISHER and Mary Madeline
McKELLAR.
Earle will be remembered
by many nieces and nephews and cousins. A Memorial Service will
be held at a later date. Interment in St. George's Cemetery,
Gore's Landing. If desired donations may be made to Saint John's
Anglican Church, Harwood. Condolences received at www.maccoubrey.com.
Arrangements entrusted to the MacCoubrey Funeral Home, 30 King
Street, E., Cobourg (905) 372-5132.

DROPE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-10-20 published
DROPE,
Mary▼Alice (née
WHITE/WHYTE)
October 24th, 1925 (Toronto) - October 17th, 2005 (Niagara-On-The-Lake)
Mom left us just the way she lived her life - discreetly managing
to sidestep her 80th Birthday party by one week! Predeceased
in 1983 by her beloved husband John, she has been a constant
source of love, strength and support to her children Kathy
TAILOR/TAYLOR
(Tim), Pat
BALASIUK (Ron), Sarah
DROPE, Nancy
WHITTY (Dave),
and Will DROPE
(Linda.)
Her grandchildren; Kate and Geoff
TAILOR/TAYLOR,
Will and Tim
BALASIUK, Matt, Joel, Hilary and Alison
WHITTY and
Lexi DROPE gave her so much pride and joy. They will fondly remember
how Granny abandoned her 'Grand Slam' Bridge skills during their
card games together. Our mother lived a quiet life as able guardian
of family traditions and legacies, and dedicated to God, church
and charity. Latterly she was largely confined to her home in
Niagara, with brief visits to her 'Golden Pond' - Lake of Bays,
where her siblings June
JARVIS
(Jarvie,)
PeterWHITE/WHYTE (Nan,) John
WHITE/WHYTE
(Di,) and George
WHITE/WHYTE (Letha) reunite every summer at
the Lake to share a tradition born in 1906. Mom will be missed
by so many old Friends who understood her good-hearted intentions.
A celebration of her life will be held at Saint Mark's Anglican
Church in Niagara-on-the-Lake on Saturday, October 22nd at 10: 30
a.m. Though she loved gardening and flowers, Mom would rather
a memorial gift to Community Living Welland/Pelham 535 Southerland
Ave. Welland, Ontario L3B 5A4. 905-735-0081. Arrangements entrusted
to the Niagara-On-The-Lake Chapel of the Morgan Funeral Homes
415 Regent Street. Online Guest Register www.morganfuneral.com

DROPE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-12-23 published
DROPE,
Josephine▼Mary▲▼
Josi said it wasn't fair and didn't want to give in, but on December
21st, 2005, in her 64th year, she submitted to the cancer that
she had battled for four years. Beloved wife of Ken, they shared
a passion for family, Friends, travel and theatre during their
43-year marriage. Loving mother and mother-in-law to Jennifer
(Robb GLASS,)
Christopher▼
(Julie▼MULVEY,) Jacqueline, and Jeffrey
(Victoria TEERLINK.)
Proud▼Nona▼ of Laura and Stuart
DROPE, and
Rosalyn and Michael
GLASS. Dear sister-in- law to Carol
DOCKRELL
and partner Bette
SWEATMAN. Cherished daughter of the late Frank
BATTAGLIA and Mary
MORELLO.
Fondly▼ remembered by extended family
and many close Friends. As receptionist, legal secretary, community
volunteer, teacher aid and school secretary, she gave unselfishly
to others. Visitation (9: 30 a.m.) and memorial service (11 a.m.)
at the Church of St. Jude (Wexford), 10 Howarth Ave., Scarborough
(south of Lawrence and east of Victoria Park) on Saturday, January
7th, 2006. Reception to follow. Josi's family thanks Dr. R.
COLWILL
and Scarborough General oncology staff, Dr. T.
WEINBERGER, and
Home Palliative Care Network staff for their outstanding care.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Oncology Unit through the
Scarborough Hospital Foundation, 3050 Lawrence Ave. East, Scarborough
M1P 2V5, (416) 431-8200 x6664 or the Colorectal Cancer Association
of Canada, 60 St. Clair Ave. East, Suite 204, Toronto M4T 1N5,
(416) 920-4333 would be appreciated.

DROPE o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-12-22 published
DROPE,
Josephine▲Mary▲
Josi said it wasn't fair and didn't want to give in, but on December
21st, 2005, in her 64th year, she submitted to the cancer that
she had battled for four years. Beloved wife of Ken, they shared
a passion for family, Friends, travel and theatre during their
43-year marriage. Loving mother and mother-in-law to Jennifer
(Robb GLASS,)
Christopher▲
(Julie▲MULVEY,) Jacqueline, and Jeffrey
(Victoria TEERLINK.)
Proud▲Nona▲ of Laura and Stuart
DROPE, and
Rosalyn and Michael
GLASS. Dear sister-in-law to Carol
DOCKRELL
and partner Bette
SWEATMAN. Cherished daughter of the late Frank
BATTAGLIA and Mary
MORELLO.
Fondly▲ remembered by extended family
and many close Friends. As receptionist, legal secretary, community
volunteer, teacher aid and school secretary, she gave unselfishly
to others. Visitation (9: 30 a.m.) and memorial service (11 a.m.)
at the Church of St. Jude (Wexford), 10 Howarth Ave., Scarborough
(south of Lawrence and east of Victoria Park) on Saturday, January
7th, 2006. Reception to follow. Josi's family thanks Dr. R.
COLWILL
and Scarborough General oncology staff, Dr. T.
WEINBERGER, and
Home Palliative Care Network staff for their outstanding care.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Oncology Unit through the
Scarborough Hospital Foundation, 3050 Lawrence Ave. East, Scarborough
M1P 2V5, (416) 431-8200 Ext. 6664 or the Colorectal Cancer Association
of Canada, 60 St. Clair Ave. East, Suite 204, Toronto M4T 1N5,
(416) 920-4333 would be appreciated.

DROSSIS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-11-29 published
DROSSIS,
Efrossini (née Effie
KERTSANIS)
Peacefully at Scarborough General Hospital on Monday November
28th 2005 in her 64th year. Effie beloved wife of Stergios. Loving
mother of Roula and John. Dear sister of Danny, Bill, George,
Alice and Nena. Effie will be sadly missed by her family and
many Friends. Resting at the Paul O'Conner Funeral Home, 1939
Lawrence Ave. E. (between Warden and Pharmacy) from 3-5 and 7-9
p.m. Wednesday. Funeral Service on Thursday morning at 10 a.m.
in Saint John's Greek Orthodox Church (on Warden south of Ellesmere).
Interment Pine Hills Cemetery. In memory of Effie, donations
to the Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto would be appreciated.

DROSSMANN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-04-02 published
DENNIS,
StephenJohn
Passed away at General and Marine Hospital, Collingwood on Thursday,
March 31st, 2005, in his 88th year. Dear father to Marlene
LANSING
of Wasaga Beach. Grandpa to Stephen
MENZIES,
BrianMENZIES, James
MENZIES, Jo-Anne
DROSSMANN and Wendy
GILTENAN.
Grandpa to six
great-grandchildren. Also survived by two sisters Rose
DENNIS
and Ruth KING, both of Toronto. Predeceased by one sister and
four brothers. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Watts
Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, 132 River Road East, Wasaga
Beach (705-429-1040). Cremation has taken place. Donations may
be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

DROSSOS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-02-22 published
FLOROPOULOS,
Flora
At London Health Sciences Centre, University Campus on Monday,
February 21, 2005, Flora
FLOROPOULOS of London in her 100th year.
Beloved wife of the late Constantine
FLOROPOULOS. Dear mother
of Father John
FLOROPOULOS of Toronto and Tasos
FLOROPOULOS of
Galliano Island, British Columbia and predeceased by a son, Speros
of Athens. Loved by 9 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the Logan Funeral Home, 371 Dundas
Street (between Waterloo and Colborne St.) on Tuesday 7-9 p.m.
Funeral service will be held at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church,
133 Southdale Road on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at 1 p.m.
with Father Elias
DROSSOS officiating. Interment Pine Hill Cemetery,
Toronto. Prayers will be held in the chapel Tuesday evening at
8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, Friends who wish may make memorial
donations to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Online condolences
www.loganfh.ca A tree will be planted as a living memorial to
Mrs. FLOROPOULOS.

DROSSOS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-04-27 published
BOUNTIS,
John
Peacefully with family at his side at Parkwood Hospital on Monday,
April 25, 2005, John
BOUNTIS of London in his 52nd year. Much
loved husband and best friend of Vicky
BOUNTIS.
Predeceased by
his parents Elias and Panagiota
BOUNTIS.
Beloved brother-in-law
of Mary and her late husband George, brother of Voula and Kosta
and his wife Ntina of Greece. He will be missed by his parents-in-law
Niko and Niki
PARASKEVOPOULOU of Greece, also his brother-in-law
Alexi and his wife Katerina and his two sisters-in-law Gina and
Ntina. Dearly remembered by nieces, nephews, many relatives and
Friends in Greece and
in Canada. Friends will be received at
the Logan Funeral Home, 371 Dundas St. (between Waterloo and
Colborne St.) on Wednesday 5-8: 30 p.m. Prayers will be held at
5: 00 on Wednesday by Father Elias
DROSSOS.
Friends who wish may
make memorial donations to the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
Building Fund or the London Regional Cancer Centre. There will
always be a heartache There will often be a tear, For all those
precious memories Of when you were here. Love you forever, Vicky.
Online condolences www.loganfh.ca A tree will be planted as a
living memorial to Mr.
BOUNTIS.

DROSSOS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-04-30 published
MATOUS,
Venizelos "
Victor"
Venizelos (Victor) at Parkwood Hospital, on Friday, April 29th,
2005, in his 85th year. Loving husband and best friend of Georgia.
Cherished father of Sally and Mike. Beloved father-in-law of
Kelly, Carol and George. He will be sadly missed by his grandchildren,
Nicole, Alexander, Penny, Doug, John, Kirk and Victor. Predeceased
by his loving son Niko. Friends will be received at the Westview
Funeral Chapel, 709 Wonderland Road North, (2 blocks North of
Oxford), on Sunday from 7: 00-9:00 p.m. and Monday from 2:00-4:00
and 7: 00-9:00 p.m. with prayers being held on Monday at 8:00
p.m. The funeral service will be conducted at Holy Trinity Greek
Orthodox Church, 131 Southdale Road East, on Tuesday, May 3rd,
2005 at 1: 00 p.m. with Father Elias
DROSSOS officiating. Interment,
Woodland Cemetery. We know you didn't just go away That you'll
walk with us everyday Unseen, unheard, but always here In our
hearts you're still loved, Still missed and very dear. Forever
loved and missed by your family and Friends. A tree will be planted
as a living memorial to Victor. We want to thank all the staff,
doctors and volunteers at Parkwood Hospital Palliative Care,
you are all a God-send. Those wishing to make a donation in memory
of Victor are asked to consider the Canadian Cancer Society or
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.

DROSSOS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-06-04 published
KREKIS,
Dimitrios "
James"
At London Health Sciences Centre, University Campus on Thursday,
June 2, 2005, Dimitrios (James)
KREKIS of London in his 93rd
year. Beloved husband of Elizabeth
(MAVROS)
KREKIS. Dear father
of Konstantine and his wife
AnneSchilligKREKIS of Massachusetts.
and Melponene
GARDINER-
KREKIS and her husband Wayne
GARDINER
of Whitby. Loved by 3 grandchildren Charleton Dimitrios, Matthew
and Michael
GARDINER. Dear brother of Tony
KREKIS of Toronto.
Survived by 3 nieces Soula, Vicki and Tina and 2 nephews George
and Tino. Friends will be received at the Logan Funeral Home,
371 Dundas Street, (Between Waterloo and Colborne St.) on Sunday
5-8 p.m. Funeral service will be held at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox
Church, 133 Southdale Road W. on Monday, June 6 at 1 p.m. with
Father Elias
DROSSOS officiating. Interment Woodland Cemetery.
Prayers will be held in the chapel on Sunday at 8 p.m. Friends
who wish may make memorial donations to the Holy Trinity Greek
Orthodox Church. Online condolences www.loganfh.ca A tree will
be planted as a living memorial to Mr.
KREKIS.

DROSSOS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-07-07 published
DIAVOLITSIS,
Elen
(FROUSSIOS)
Suddenly, at London Health Sciences Centre, Westminster Campus
on Wednesday, July 6, 2005, Elen
(FROUSSIOS)
DIAVOLITSIS of London
in her 79th year. Beloved wife of the late Antonio
DIAVOLITSIS.
Dear mother of Stavros and his wife
KarenDIAVOLITSIS of London.
LovingYaya to Jennifer
ELEN and Anthony. Dear sister of Christopher
and his wife
LisaFROUSSIOS,
Toula and her husband John
MAVROUDIS
and Vicky and her husband Peter
BOUYOUKOS all of London and Marika
VLAMI of Athens, Greece and predeceased by Koula, Dina, Niko
and Gus. Friends will be received at the Logan Funeral Home,
371 Dundas St. (between Waterloo and Colborne St.) on Thursday
2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at Holy Trinity
Greek Orthodox Church, 131 Southdale Road on Friday, July 8,
2005 at 1 p.m. with Father Elias
DROSSOS officiating. Interment
Woodland Cemetery. Prayers will be held at the Funeral Home on
Thursday evening at 8: 00 p.m. Friends who wish may make memorial
donations to the Arthritis Society or the Holy Trinity Greek
Orthodox Church. On line condolences www.loganfh.ca A tree will
be planted as a living memorial to Mrs.
DIAVOLITSIS.

DROSSOS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-07-13 published
DEMOPOULOS,
Lewis "
Elias"
Surrounded by his entire family at Parkwood Hospital, on Tuesday,
July 12th, 2005, Lewis (Elias)
DEMOPOULOS passed away after a
lengthy battle with cancer, at the young age of 49. He will be
dearly missed by his wife and best friend Kathy
(GOUGOULIAS)
and his pride and joys; daughter Helena and son George. Dear
son of George and Helen
DEMOPOULOS.
Loving brother of Jim and
Brenda DEMOPOULOS (Ryan and Laura). Son-in-law of John
GOUGOULIAS
and predeceased by his loving mother-in-law Ephigenia. Lewis
was a devoted and proud employee of Bell Canada for 29 years.
He will be sorely missed by all. Thank you to Dr. John
SWIFT
and Dr. WALL and all of the wonderful staff at Palliative Care
and 6W Victoria Hospital. Visitation will be held at the Westview
Funeral Chapel, 709 Wonderland Road North, on Thursday from 2: 00-4:00
and 7: 00-9:00 p.m. Prayers will be held in the funeral home on
Thursday at 8: 00 p.m. The funeral service will be conducted at
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 131 Southdale Road East,
on Friday, July 15th, 2005 at 10: 00 a.m. with Father
DROSSOS
officiating. Interment, Woodland Cemetery. Those wishing to make
a donation in memory of Lewis are asked to consider the London
Health Sciences Foundation - Cancer Centre.

DROSSOS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-08-02 published
MEGLIS,
MichaelBorn in Psili Vrisi, Tripoli, Greece, Michael
MEGLIS passed away
at London Health Sciences Centre on July 31, 2005. Predeceased
by mother, Stamata (2002) and father, Constantinos (1973). He
is survived by his loving family, wife Linda, daughter Michele,
son Michael and daughter-in-law Carrie and grandchildren Emily
and James. Also survived by brothers John, George and Tom and
sisters Harriet and Patricia. Also survived by many nieces and
nephews. Visitation will be held at the Westview Funeral Chapel,
709 Wonderland Road North, on Tuesday from 2: 00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00
p.m. Prayers will be held in the funeral home on Tuesday at 8: 30
p.m. The funeral service will be conducted at Holy Trinity Greek
Orthodox Church, 131 Southdale Road East, on Wednesday, August
3, 2005 at 11: 00 a.m. with Father Elias
DROSSOS officiating.
Interment at Woodland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family
requests that donations be made to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox
Church in Michael 's honour.

DROSSOS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-08-24 published
PAPAGEORGIOU,
Fotis
At London Health Sciences, University Campus on Tuesday, August
23, 2005, Fotis
PAPAGEORGIOU of London in his 86th year. Beloved
husband of Katrina
PAPAGEORGIOU celebrating 53 years of marriage.
Dear father of Frieda and her husband Athan
APOSTOL,
Oreste and
his wife WafaPAPAGEORGIOU,
Tina and her husband Dimosthenis
GALANITSAS all of London and Anna and her husband Brad DE
LEON
of Toronto. Loved by grandchildren Sophia, Alexia, Michael, Cassandra,
Jason, Katerina, Jordan, Ian and Shawn. Dear brother of Elias
PAPAGEORGIOU of Greece. Friends will be received at the Logan
Funeral Home, 371 Dundas St. (between Waterloo and Colborne St.)
on Wednesday, 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at Holy Trinity
Greek Orthodox Church, 133 Southdale Road W., on Thursday, August
25, 2005 at 1 p.m. with Father Elias
DROSSOS officiating. Prayers
will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday evening at 8 p.m.
Friends who wish may make memorial donations to Holy Trinity
Greek Orthodox Church. Online condolences www.loganfh.ca A tree
will be planted as a living memorial to Mr.
PAPAGEORGIOU.

DROSSOS o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-12-03 published
KIRIAKOPOULOS,
Jim "
Demetre"
At London Health Sciences Centre Victoria Hospital on Friday,
December 2, 2005, Jim (Demetre)
KIRIAKOPOULOS of London in his
76th year. Beloved husband of E. Toula
(TSARDAKLIDOU)
KIRIAKOPOULOS
of London. Dear father of Chris
KIRIAKOPOULOS of Oakville, Dr.
Elaine and her husband Marc
WILSON of Boston, Massachussetts
and Dino and his wife
Chryssa
(Tsompani)
KIRIAKOPOULOS of Oxford,
England. Loved by two grandchildren Demetre Noah and Sophie Grace
WILSON. Dear brother of Elias and his wife
EffieKYRIAKOPOULOS
of Tillsonburg, Eleni
FOUTRIS of Tripoli, Greece, Wanda
PAPIAOUNNOU
of Stratford and her late husband John, Patricia and her husband
George KARAGIAS of Tillsonburg and, one brother predeceased,
Nick, and his surviving wife, Georgia
KYRIAKOPOULOS of Tillsonburg.
Dear brother-in-law of Alex and his wife
EleniTSARDAKLIDOU of
Tripoli. Friends will be received at the Logan Funeral Home,
371 Dundas Street (between Waterloo and Colborne Street) on Sunday,
December 4th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held
at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 133 Southdale Road on
Monday,December 5, 2005 at 1: 30 p.m. with Father Elias
DROSSOS
officiating. Interment Woodland Cemetery. Prayers will be held
in the Funeral Home Sunday at 8 p.m. Friends who wish may make
memorial donations to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church or the
Victoria Hospital Cardiac Care Unit. Online condolences www.loganfh.ca
A tree will be planted as a living memorial to Mr.
KIRIAKOPOULOS.

DROUILLARD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-03-21 published
WINTER,
Ann▼
Peacefully at home in Saint Thomas on Friday March 18th, 2005 Ann
WINTER in her 66th year. Predeceased by parents Dellevan and
Kathleen. Dear mother of David
WINTER and friend Penny
DROUILLARD
and son Jonathon of Sarnia and daughter Shelley and Tim
HYDE
of Mt. Brydges. Loving grandmother of Kimberly and Bradley
HYDE
both at home. Remembered by sister Barbara
VANBLANKENSTEIN and
brother John
McDONALD both of Vancouver. Friends may call at
the Elliott-Madill Funeral Home, Mt. Brydges on Monday March
21st, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral service to follow on Tuesday
from the funeral home commencing at 11am. Reverend Don
KEENLISIDE
officiating. Interment Hillsdale Cemetery Petrolia. Donations
tot he Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Pinehill Cottage Group
Home (10 Chester St. Saint Thomas, Ontario N5R 1T8) would be appreciated
as expressions of sympathy.

DROUILLARD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-03-22 published
WINTER,
Ann▲ (née
McDONALD)
Peacefully at home in Saint Thomas on Friday March 18th, 2005 Ann
WINTER in her 66th year. Predeceased by parents Dellevan and
Kathleen McDONALD. Dear mother of David
WINTER and friend Penny
DROUILLARD and son Johnathan of Sarnia and daughter Shelley and
Tim HYDE of Mt. Brydges. Loving grandmother of Kimberly and Bradley
HYDE both at home. Remembered by sister Barbara
VANBLANKENSTEIN
and brother John
McDONALD both of Vancouver. Friends may call
at the Elliott-Madill Funeral Home, Mt. Brydges on Monday March
21st, from 6pm to 9pm. Funeral service to follow on Tuesday from
the funeral home commencing at 11am. Reverend Don
KEENLISIDE officiating.
Interment Hillsdale Cemetery Petrolia. Donations to the Heart
and Stroke Foundation or the Pinehill Cottage Group Home (10
Chester Street, Saint Thomas, Ontario N5R 1T8) would be appreciated
as expressions of sympathy.

DROUILLARD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-04-10 published
ROBERTSON,
BeatriceEllen
(LABADIE)
Beatrice Ellen
(LABADIE:) 89 years on Friday, April 8, 2005 at
the Meadows Manor in Wheatley. Beloved wife of the late Mercer
(1978.) Dear mother of Leona and her husband Howard (Bob)
SIMPSON
of Corunna. Loving grandmother of Andrew
SIMPSON and wife
Jennifer,
Renee and husband Rick
MORDEN,
Karen and husband Tom
HARRISON,
and Cheryl
SIMPSON.
Great grandmother to Natalie and Tricia
SIMPSON,
Ashley and Kristy
MORDEN,
Megan,Kelley, and Valerie
HARRISON.
Also survived by sisters Stella
DROUILLARD of Windsor and Verjie
FLEENOR of Mead, Oklahoma. Predeceased by a sister Dorothy
CHAPEAU,
brother Rufuss, Dan, and Harvey
LABADIE, and sisters-in-law Ada
STADDON and Anne
HEDLEY.
Sister-in-law to Ken and Betty
ROBERTSON
of Wheatley and dear friend to Shirley
COLENUTT,
Pearce and Bea
PLATO, and Debbie
SIMPSON.
Also survived by several nieces and
nephews.
Beatrice was a member of the Wheatley Friendship Club, the Imperial
Order of the Eastern Star Chapter #21, the Royal Canadian Legion
Br.#324 Wheatley, and the Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary
Br.#84 Leamington. Visiting at the Hammond Funeral Home, 17 Little
Street South, Wheatley (825-7741) on Sunday from 2-5 and 7-9
p.m. Funeral Service from the funeral home on Monday, April 11,
2005 at 1: 30 p.m. Interment Erie Cemetery, Wheatley. Memorial
donations made by cheque to the Canadian Cancer Society, the
Heart and Stroke Foundation or the charity of your choice would
be appreciated. Royal Canadian Legion Service Sunday 7: 00 p.m.

DROUILLARD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-07-04 published
DROUILLARD,
Edmund "
Ed"
A resident of Chatham passed away peacefully surrounded by his
family at the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance on Friday, July 1,
2005 at the age of 70. Born in Windsor,
son of the late Anthony
and Cornelia
(THOMAS)
DROUILLARD.
Beloved husband of Nancy
(BAILEY)
DROUILLARD of Chatham. Loving father of Sherry and Ray
GUIHER
of Michigan, Nancy and George
BAGNALL of R.R.#1 Pain Court, Gary
CADOTTE of Croton, Rick and Mary-Ann
CADOTTE of Chatham, Dave
and Tammy CADOTTE of Chatham, Tony and Debbie
DROUILLARD of Blenheim,
Tom and Tracy of London. Cherished grandfather of many grandchildren
and great grandchildren. Dear brother of Joyce
HOLE of Windsor,
Joan DALLAS of Kapuskasing and Tom
DROUILLARD of Windsor. Also
survived by many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by a son Bob
CADOTTE and a brother Larry
DROUILLARD.
TheDROUILLARD Family
will receive Friends at the John C. Badder Funeral Home, 72 Victoria
Street, Thamesville on Monday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and Tuesday,
July 5, 2005 from 9: 00 a.m. until the time of the funeral service
at 11: 00 a.m. with Fr. Andy
DWYER officiating. Cremation to follow.
Donations may be made at the funeral home by cheque to the Lung
Association. A tree will be planted in Memory of Ed
DROUILLARD
in the Badder and Robinson Memorial Forest, Mosa Twp.

DROUILLARD o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-07-05 published
HORST,
ReverendOsiahW.
Died peacefully at home with family around him on July 4, 2005,
at the age of 85. He will be remembered with love and gratitude
by his wife, Fern (née
DETTWILER,) daughter, Martha
DROUILLARD
(Dave), sons, Glen (Patricia) and Roger (Carolyn), and daughter-in-law,
Marjorie HORST
(Elwood,) twelve grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren,
and thirty-two additional grandchildren and great-grandchildren
that he embraced in his affections and prayers. He is also mourned
by his sister, Lydia Ann
BAUMAN/BOWMAN
(Howard,) brother, Simeon (Jean,)
sisters-in-law, Leeta
HORST
(Melvin) and Gladys
OLLEY (Victor,)
and many nephews and nieces. He was predeceased by his parents,
Daniel and Annie
HORST; sisters, Lovina
WRAASE and Annie
BAUMAN/BOWMAN
brothers, Samuel, Moses, George, Elias, Daniel, Nathaniel, and
Aaron; and son, Wayne. Osiah was born in Florida and grew up
north of Elmira, Ontario. After Alternative Service assignments,
he married Fern in 1945. In 1946 he was ordained at the Mannheim
Mennonite Church and began 18 years of ministry there. In 1964
he began a twenty-year Ministry at Danforth Mennonite Church.
From 1970-79 he was employed part-time at Dellcrest Children's
Centre and in 1977 completed a Social Service course through
Seneca College. A highlight of his ministry at Danforth was the
development of the St. Clair O'Connor Community and his chaplaincy
there from 1984-94 completed a life-time of pastoral service
The family wishes to thank the many people who have supported
Osiah and Fern in his time of illness, particularly those from
the Danforth Mennonite Church and Masarypark Homes. Friends will
be received at the Giffen-Mack "Danforth" Funeral Home and Cremation
Centre, 2570 Danforth Avenue, (at Main St. Subway), Toronto on
Wednesday, July 6 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Service at the
Danforth Mennonite Church, 2174 Danforth Avenue, at 10 a.m. on
Thursday, July 7. Interment and graveside service at Mannheim
Mennonite Cemetery at 3 p.m. Memonal gifts may be made to Danforth
Mennonite Church, St. Clair O'Connor Inc., or Conrad Grebel University
College's Graduate Student Support Fund.

DROUIN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-05-12 published
DROUIN,
RobertEmile "
Bob"
Peacefully with his family by his side on Tuesday, May 10, 2005
at the Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga in his 89th year.
Husband of Jean (née
ROE.)
Father of Jane
STARK (Rob) and Robert
(Kati). Grandfather of Michael, Alison and Samantha. Bob will
be missed by all. Cremation. A memorial service will be held
in Huntsville, Ontario at a later date. Donations may be made
to the Huntsville Memorial Hospital or to the Humane Society.
Arrangements entrusted to the G.H. Hogle Funeral Homes, 416-251-7531.
Online condolences may be made at www.hoglefuneralhomes.com

DROVER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-05-27 published
DROVER,
Mary▼Marguerite▼ (née
WOOD)
Peacefully, at Chelsey Park Nursing Home, London on Thursday,
May 26, 2005, Mary Marguerite
DROVER, née
WOOD in her 94th year.
Beloved wife of the late Earl
DROVER, formerly pharmacist/owner
of Drover's Drug Store. Dear sister of Dorothy
JOHNSON (the late
Ken) of Hudson, Quebec, and the late Evelyn
COLBERT (the late
Whitney,) Isabel
MURRAY (the late Ted,) Irene
ANNETT (the late
Ernie,) and Lillian
TUER (the late Vernon.) Sister-in-law of
Beatrice Drover
MUNN of Hensall. Much loved as a generous and
fun-loving aunt by several nieces and nephews. Born in Saint Marys,
Ontario on January 29, 1912, daughter of the late James and Arabella
(LAMOND)
WOOD.
Marguerite came to London in 1933 where she was
a clerk and buyer at Smallman and Ingram, later Simpson's Department
Store. After World War 2, she joined the staff of the income
tax office where she worked until her retirement in 1977. Friends
may call on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the James A. Harris
Funeral Home, 220 St. James Street at Richmond, where the funeral
service will be conducted on Saturday, May 28 at 10: 30 a.m. Interment
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Metropolitan
United Church, the Grand Trunk Trail (Town of Saint Marys), or
the charity of your choice.

DROVER o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-07-02 published
RUMBLE,
LoisMarjorie (née
MEIGH)
Lois Marjorie of Blenheim passed away on Friday, July 1, 2005
at the Blenheim Community Village Nursing Home. She was born
in Paris, Ontario 90 years ago, daughter of the late Charles
MEIGH and Florence
DROVER.
Beloved wife of the late John L.
RUMBLE
and loving mother of Kevin
RUMBLE and Bev of Blenheim. Dear sister
of Edna JENNINGS of Toronto. Also survived by several nieces
and nephews. Resting at the J.L. Ford Funeral Home in Blenheim
for visitation on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and where a Women
of the Moose Lodge will hold a memorial service at 7: 30 p.m.
A funeral service will be held on Monday at 11: 00 a.m. with Rev.
Bill TERRIS officiating. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials
to the Diabetes, Heart and Stroke Foundations or the B.V.C. Palliative
Care would be appreciated.

DROVER o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-01-18 published
DROVER,
IdaMary▲
On Sunday, January 16, 2005 in her 72nd year, beloved wife of
the late William Godfrey
DROVER. Dear mother to Robin
SMITH
(Kenzie)
and Rhonda
BEIRNES
(Murray,) all of Listowel, Kevin (Anne) of
Enderby, British Columbia, Kelly
FIRSTBROOK (Don) of Oakville,
and Kent (Betty) of Fruitvale, British Columbia. Also survived
by 13 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild, 2 brothers and 5 sisters.
Friends will be received at the Ridley Funeral Home, 3080 Lakeshore
Blvd. W. (between Islington and Kipling Aves., at 14th Street, 416-259-3705)
on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service Thursday
at 11 a.m. from Saint Margaret's Anglican Church, 156 Sixth Street,
followed by cremation. If desired, donations may be made to the
Canadian Cancer Society. Messages of condolence may be placed
at www. RidleyFuneralHome.com

DROZD o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-06-20 published
DROZD,
Katie
Passed away, on Sunday, June 19, 2005 at 1: 05 p.m., at Leisureworld
Lifecare Centre. Katie, loving wife of the late Andrew. Dear
mother of Nick, and grandmother of Alan, Nancy, Philip and his
wife Nada, and great-grandmother of Veronica. Family and Friends
may call at the Ward Funeral Home, 2035 Weston Rd. (north of
Lawrence Ave.), Weston, on Thursday, June 23rd for Funeral Services
at 11 a.m. Interment Sanctuary Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,
donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated
by the family.

DROZDOWSKI o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2005-07-09 published
DROZDOWSKI,
Waclaw "
Walter"
Peacefully, at home, with his family by his side, on Thursday,
July 7, 2005, at the age of 88. Beloved husband of Stasia for
57 years. Loving father of Janina
ELWOOD and her husband Brian.
Cherished Dziadziu of Robert and Matthew. Walter will be lovingly
remembered by many family in Canada and Poland. Friends may call
at the Turner and Porter Funeral Home, 436 Roncesvalles Ave. (at
Howard Park), on Sunday from 1: 00-3:00 p.m. and 6:00-8:00 p.m.
with Rosary Prayers at 7: 30 p.m. Funeral Mass to be held at St.
Casimir's Church, 156 Roncesvalles Ave., on Monday, July 11,
2005. Interment Park Lawn Cemetery. If desired, donations to
the Lung Association would be appreciated.